Reagan's Budget Battle

All we need to do is act, and the time for action is now," declared
Ronald Reagan as he ended a triumphantly successful televised address
to a joint session of Congress. And this week both the House and Senate
will act. The first crucial votes that may well shape the most drastic
turnabout in the Federal Government's economic policies since New Deal
days will be taken on the floors of both chambers.

Almost certainly, the recuperating President will win much of what he
seeks: a sharp curtailment of the...